Casey Harrison is political correspondent for The Nevadan. Previously, he covered politics and the Oakland Athletics’ relocation to Southern Nevada for the Las Vegas Sun, and before that, was a digital producer at The Detroit News. Casey graduated from Michigan State University in 2019.
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Home caregiving can be expensive, thankless work. Nevada Sen. Jacky Rosen is trying to change that.
Rosen is among a group of bipartisan US House and Senate legislators who are pushing to establish a tax credit program that would give caregivers $5,000 to cover out-of-pocket expenses. Las Vegas resident Barb Hartzell is always taking care of others, though it’s not very often that others are looking out for her. A member…
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Pahrump-based utility to receive $80M for solar project through Inflation Reduction Act
The funding will help subsidize the installation of a 37-megawatt solar power generation and storage system that will service the Pahrump and Fish Lake Valley region, officials said. A rural Nevada electric utility company was awarded more than $80 million in federal grant funding last week to aid in the construction and installation of solar…
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La promesa de Trump de deportaciones masivas podría devastar la economía de Nevada
Para una ciudad como Las Vegas, que depende de la mano de obra inmigrante en varias industrias, una deportación masiva podría obstaculizar la economía local de una manera similar a la pandemia, dijo un experto.
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Trump’s promise of mass deportations could devastate Nevada’s economy. Here’s how.
For a city like Las Vegas, which depends on immigrant labor across several industries, a mass deportation could hinder the local economy in a way similar to the pandemic, one expert said. Jessica Valencia Alvarez might not have been born in Las Vegas, but there’s nowhere else she would rather call home. Alvarez, 37, was…
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Who is Drew Johnson, the Republican challenger to Nevada US Rep. Susie Lee?
Archived social media posts from the longtime conservative policy adviser and think tanker obtained by The Nevadan show Johnson’s libertarian roots. Nevada Republican US House candidate Drew Johnson has dedicated his career to tracking federal spending, so a win in November would be quite the role reversal, putting him partially in charge of the nation’s…
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‘Young people aren’t a monolith,’ but support is mounting for Kamala Harris, Nevada DNC delegate says
Harris resonates much better with younger voters, Young Democrats of Nevada executive director Tanner Hale told The Nevadan, because her demeanor is joyful and her policies are centered around economic justice. As executive director for the Young Democrats of Nevada, Tanner Hale has had his work cut out for him this election. Politicians on both…
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Nevada DNC delegate: Harris and Walz will fight for organized labor
Unions have grown under the Biden-Harris administration, and a Harris-Walz ticket could further those gains, union worker Matt Kimball told The Nevadan. Las Vegas resident Matt Kimball has worked a lot of jobs since first moving to Southern Nevada more than a decade and a half ago. Originally from a Maryland town outside Washington D.C.,…
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UNLV student, DNC delegate: Harris’ life inspiring for first-generation Americans
Kamala Harris’ personal journey has long been key in defining her approach to politics, but since becoming the Democratic nominee, Harris has become an even more inspiring figure for first-generation Americans, Salvador Avila said. To Carolyn Salvador Avila, Vice President Kamala Harris is the embodiment of the American Dream in action. Harris, the child of…
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Kamala Harris unveils plans to lower housing, food, and childcare costs for Nevada families
The proposals are part of a larger plan for Harris’ potential first 100 days in office with the ultimate goal of slashing taxes for middle-class families and bringing down costs. Vice President Kamala Harris unveiled a new economic platform Friday that seeks to make housing more accessible and affordable, lower grocery costs, implement a universal…
